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Gonzalez is a road all-star

Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is off to a great start -- half the time.

Too bad it's not the half of the time Padres fans are seeing him at Petco Park.

Gonzalez, who has voiced his displeasure before over the distances to right and right center at Petco Park, is hitting only .196 at home this season with one homer and seven RBI.

On the road, it is a totally different Gonzalez.

He is hitting .386 (27-for-70) with seven homers and 17 RBI. He has homered in four of the Padres past five games at Philadelphia and Florida and is 10-for-26 on this present trip with three games to play at Atlanta starting Tuesday.

Gonzalez's road show is nothing new. Last year 20 of his 30 homers and 64 of his 100 RBI came on the road, where he hit .295 compared to .266 at home.